Ballou High School

Grades: 9-12
Students: 585
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 12:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 221:1
Certified Teachers: 70%
Community Reviews
4 Reviews
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
2/10
Test Scores
2/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
3/10
College Readiness
3/10
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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Terrible school my son was very unhappy here and I wish we never met this school everyone is ghetto and unsophisticated teachers/nurse and students. DO BETTER! Or let’s take their funding and put it in the top tier schools in dc.
Posted by a parent on 3/29/2026
Cops come nearly every weekend to step in and fight students.
Posted by a parent on 3/27/2023
4/10. Students are sweet, smart, and respectful when you get past their harsh exteriors of trauma and socio-economic hardships. Students are NOT the issue. Administration is. We need to reconstitute the administrative team instead of he teachers this time.
Posted by a teacher on 6/10/2017
They are consistent and stand behind their students 100% for striving for excellence in their academic studies as well as their extra curriculum studies
Posted by a community member on 11/20/2015

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Washington schools - Ballou High School is located at 3401 4th Street Southeast, Washington DC 20032. Ballou High School is in the District Of Columbia Public Schools. Ballou High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9-12.

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